Councilors on Wednesday postponed indefinitely a proposal to buy yurts to house homeless people now living in tents on city property near the Kennebec River.
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Posted inBoys Soccer, Sports, Varsity Maine
Boys soccer: Mt. Abram takes down Traip to win first regional title
Four players score for the Roadrunners in their Class C South title game victory. They’ll face George Stevens in the state final Saturday at Mt. Ararat.
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Boys soccer: Mount View’s run comes to an end with loss to George Stevens in C North final
Three first-half goals by George Stevens too much for Mustangs to overcome.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Maine’s child protection staff: ‘We work within a broken system’
Lawmakers reviewing the state’s child protective agency hear testimony from front-line workers for the first time Wednesday, and their message is sobering.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business, News
Actors’ union approves deal with Hollywood studios ending historic strike
The hard-fought accord ends one of Hollywood’s most fraught periods of labor conflict and the longest ever actors’ strike.
Posted inNation & World, News
10 alleged Gambino crime family members, associates charged in federal indictment
Law enforcement agencies including the FBI, the New York Waterfront Commission, and the prosecutor in Palermo, Italy, assisted in the multiyear investigation, authorities said.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. makes campaign stop in Portland
Kennedy, an independent in a race that is likely to feature a rematch of Donald Trump and Joe Biden, spoke to a crowd of about 700 at the Ocean Gateway.
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Hawaii governor announces $150 million fund for Maui wildfire victims modeled after 9/11 fund
Beneficiaries will receive payments of more than $1 million as early as next year, the governor’s office said in a news release.
Posted inBoston Bruins, Sports
NHL roundup: Bruins’ McAvoy loses suspension appeal
Charlie McAvoy has one more game to serve on his suspension for his hit to the head of Florida defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson.
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NFL notebook: J.C. Jackson not traveling with Patriots because of ‘reliability’ issues
Cornerback J.C. Jackson is not going to Germany for New England’s game against Indianapolis.